Toronto Indie Shorts focuses on independent arthouse short films of all genres and all artists working on short films from all over the globe.
The festival was created by a team of Canadian directors, producers, critics and film scholars from north of Toronto. The mission of the festival is to recognize and promote short films through the online monthly editions of Toronto Indie Shorts. It is with great pleasure for Toronto Film Magazine to share the latest winners of Toronto Indie Shorts.
Best Indie Short & Best Comedy:
Deployed
Directors: Kate Robertson Pryor, David M. Weiss
Best Director & Best Cinematography:
Pap's Manifesto
Directors: Chris Danuser, Casey Clark
Best Documentary:
Countdown to Year Zero
Director Jane Velez-Mitchell
Honorable Mention Documentary:
Alaska Long Hunters
Director: Mark Rose
Best Unproduced Script:
Heavy Hitter
Writer: Liesel Galletly
Best Producer:
"My Train Leaves Tomorrow at 7 O'Clock"
Director: Konstantin Pivovar
Honorable Mention Indie Short & Best Short Film Actor:
Heel
Director: Maggie Levin
Best Short Film Actress:
Black Coffee
Starring: Charlotte Williams
Honorable Mention Comedy:
The Affair
Director: Victor Leonidis
Best Horror:
Thank You For Staying
Director: Ty Clancey
Best Indie Series:
By a Thread
Director Richy Ivy
Best Indie Music Video:
Wish We Were Older
Director: Patrick Shannon
Best Experimental:
Spectrum
Director: Fred Neuen
Best Experimental Animation:
UnderSee
Directors: Margie Kelk, Lynne Slater
Honorable Mention Experimental:
Abandoned?
Director: Kostiantyn Mishchenko
Best Student Film:
Jackalby
Director: Travis Patten
Best Canadian Student Film:
Room Service
Director: Junyeong Kim
Best Youth Actor:
Jacob C. Schultz
Solitaire
Best Youth Actress:
Julia Orff
The Dirty Hands Man
Best Composer/Music in Film:
Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion
Jessica Gould